President Pastides outlines the importance of higher education on South Carolina’s
economic and overall wellbeing while providing a forward pathway to maintaining access,
affordability and opportunity for all South Carolinians.

Past Speeches

USC President Harris Pastides speaks at the ceremony dedicating two historical markers
on the Horseshoe honoring the enslaved men and women who helped build and worked at
South Carolina College before the U.S. Civil War.

President Pastides encourages legislatures to approve the proviso removing the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) from the approval
process of auxiliary, athletics, renovation and maintenance projects.